Missouri Western (12-6, 5-5 MIAA) vs. Pittsburg State (12-5, 6-3 MIAA)
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
St. Joseph, Mo. - MWSU Fieldhouse - 5:30 pm
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Missouri Western (13-6, 6-5 MIAA) vs. Northeastern State (13-5, 8-2 MIAA)
Saturday, February 2, 2013
St. Joseph, Mo. - MWSU Fieldhouse - 1:30 pm
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The Missouri Western women's basketball team, will play two MIAA games this week in the fieldhouse. The Griffons will try and snap a three game losing streak on Wednesday, January 30 when they take on the Pittsburg State Gorillas. Game time is set for 5:30 pm. On Saturday, Februray 2 the Griffons take on MIAA newcomer Northeastern State. Tip time is set for 1:30 pm against the RiverHawks.

Griffon Notes
• This marks the 37th season of Griffons women's basketball.
• The Griffons are under first year head coach Rob Edmisson who became the eighth head coach in Griffons history on March 29, 2012, he has led them to its best start since the 2004-2005 season when they started 13-4 through 17 games.
• The Griffons have had eight different starting line ups this season...the Griffons are 4-1 when starting, Griswold, Dever, Howard, Bell and Lawrence and 2-0 when starting Howard, J. Lewis, Dever, Bell and Lawrence. They are 3-1 starting  Abrams, Howard, Bell, Lawrence and J. Lewis. They used a new strating line-up their last three road games. MWSU has went with Clouser, Dever, Howard, Bell and Lawrence. That line-up is 1-2 defeating Lindenwood 65-59 and falling 62-55 against ESU and UCM 74-71 in overtime. They used another different line-up on Saturday against Lincoln falling 73-66; they used Griswold, Howard, S. Lewis, Bell and Lawrence.
• The Griffons have had numerous close games this season, but have been able to come out on the winning end. The Griffons are 8-5 when the game is decided by less than 10 points and are 10-6 when they game is decided by 15 points are less. Three of the last four Griffon victories have been by six points or less with two being by two. (UCO 78-76 & NWMSU 68-66).
• The Griffons are 6-1 at home this season and 3-1 at home in MIAA play defeating Truman State, Northwest Missouri State & Lindenwood. They fell before Christmas break against Fort Hays State University.
• The Griffons have played pretty well away from the MWSU Fieldhouse going 6-4 in road games. The Griffons are just 2-4 in MIAA play defeating Central Oklahoma and Nebraska-Kearney. They fell to Missouri Southern 78-76 on January 5, 2013, Emporia State 62-55 on January 20, Central Missouri 74-71 in overtime on January 23 and Lincoln 73-66 on January 26.
• The Griffons beat a Division I team for just the second time in history when they beat UMKC . The Griffons only victory against a Division I opponent was on November 21, 1997 when they defeated IUPU-Indianpolis, 70-49.
• The Griffons victory against #7 Metro State was their first over a top-25 team since January 26, 2011 when MWSU defeated 14th ranked Emporia State 78-71 in the MWSU Fieldhouse. The Griffons are 1-2 against ranked teams this season.
•  The Griffons are 4-7 in the last 11 against the Gorillas with all four victories coming in St. Joseph.
• The Griffons are 0-3 all-time against Northeastern State with its lone victory being vacated due to NCAA Violations when the Griffons won 56-40 on November, 21, 2006 in St. Joseph.
• The Griffons were picked to finish 11th in the MIAA coach
• The Griffons were picked to finish 11th in the MIAA coaches preseason poll and 12th in the MIAA media preseason poll.

Coaches vs. Each Program - PSU:
Griffon head coach Rob Edmisson is 0-0 against the Gorillas at MWSU. PSU's, Lane Lord is currently 7-3 against the Griffons since being at PSU. Lord is 5-0 in Pittsburg and 2-3 in St. Joseph. MWSU has won two of the last five games with both of those contest being at home.

Series vs. the Gorillas:
Pitt State and Missouri Western have met almost regularly twice a year since the 1976-77 season. Missouri Western leads the overall series 44-21, including a 16-16 record in Pittsburg, a 26-5  mark in St. Joseph and a 2-0 record a neutral sites. The largest margin of victory in the series was a 29-point win (94-65) by the Griffons on Feb. 23, 1985 in St. Joseph. Pitt State's biggest win was a 82-57 win in Pittsburg on Nov. 30, 2011. The most points scored by a team in the series was 101 by the Gorillas in a 101-82 win on Jan. 24, 1996 in Pittsburg. The last time the Griffons defeated the Gorillas on the road was on 1/17/07 but it was negated due to NCAA violations. The last time that it counted was on December 10, 2005 when they defeated the Gorillas 65-57. The last victory at home was by a score of 73-55 on December 1, 2010.

Coaches vs. Each Program - NSU:
This marks the first meeting for coach Edmisson with the RiverHawks. Coach Jipson is 3-0 against the Griffons. The Griffons defeated the RiverHawks on Novemer 21, 2006 by a score of 56-40 in St. Joseph, but it was vacated due to NCAA violations.

Series vs. the RiverHawks:
The Griffons trail 0-3 with their only win being vacated due to NCAA violations. The Grifffons and the RiverHaws first met on November 19, 2005 when they RiverHawks won 58-50  in Talequah, Okla.

Up Next
The Griffons return home on Wednesday, January  30 and Saturday, February 2 with games against Pittsburg State and Northeastern State. Game time on Wednesday is 5:30 pm and on Saturday it is 1:30 pm from the MWSU Fieldhouse.